Bob White Dies

Bob White, who was instrumental in creating the Canadian Auto Workers union, has died at the age of 81.
White — who was elected C-A-W president three times — died Sunday in Kincardine.
The labour leader led the movement that saw the Canadian branch of the United Auto Workers break away from its American parent in the mid-1980s to establish the C-A-W.
Unifor president Jerry Dias issued as statement yesterday calling White “a true maverick in the Canadian labour movement.”